School Travel Plan

King’s House School has been accredited the Silver Level by the STARS (Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible, Safe) programme. This was awarded for our achievements and commitment to road safety, reducing car use and working to increase levels of walking, scooting, cycling and use of public transport for the journey to and from school.

STARS is Transport for London’s travel plan accreditation programme. It provides a framework and guidance for schools to put in place a travel plan and rewards their achievements and commitment to encourage active and sustainable travel such as walking, scooting, cycling as well as the use of public transport.

School Travel Plans (STPs) are developed through a partnership involving the school, the Council (in particular transport and education), the Police and the health authority and are used to manage traffic and transport across the borough.

Why King’s House School participates in STARS

We know parents are keen to encourage healthy lifestyles, school and local communities are keen to reduce traffic congestion around their schools and children want the opportunity to walk or travel to school with their friends.

By developing and implementing our School Travel Plan we aim to encourage pupils to adopt a healthy lifestyle, give them the skills and confidence to travel safely under their own steam and help them understand how their actions will make a positive contribution to the future of our environment.

Participating in active travel, such as walking, scooting and cycling, on the way to school brings plenty of benefits including:

• more awake and alert pupils in the classroom
• improved air quality and local environment around the school due to reduced numbers of cars in the roads around the school
• more reliable journey times for staff, pupils and parents
• improved road safety and awareness skills
• greater familiarity with the local environment.

Travelling to School – Did you know?

School Bus Service

Kings House School operates a morning and afternoon bus service from both Chiswick and Barnes throughout the academic year, which provides the opportunity for boys in those areas to make their own way to school. For further details on the school bus routes please email schoolbus@kingshouseschool.org

Free London Bus and Tube travel

All children under the age of 16 are allowed to travel free on London buses. Children aged 11+ must apply for a Zip Oyster card to prove their age which will also allow them free Tube travel.

Zip Oyster photocard – 11 to 15 year olds

Children aged 11+ travel free on buses and trams and travel at child or half adult rate on all other TfL services and most National Rail services in London. Application forms for an 11-15 Zip Oyster photocard are available from any local post office and there is further information available from Transport for London.